Sounds & Pressure: Reggae in a Foreign Land poster

Sounds & Pressure: Reggae in a Foreign Land poster

Sounds & Pressure: Reggae in a Foreign Land

At the height of the golden age of reggae, some of Jamaica’s brightest stars left their homeland behind to shine their light in an unlikely hub of Caribbean creativity: Toronto.

2024 1 SeasonSeries

Documentary

Sounds & Pressure: Reggae in a Foreign Land follows the journeys of these icons. Through rare archives and infectious beats, this captivating five-part anthology series takes you from Kingston to Kensington Market to see and hear how reggae made roots in Canada against all odds.

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Graeme Mathieson

Creator, Director, Writer

Chris Flanagan

Creator, Director, Writer

Top Cast

Nana McLean

self · 5 eps

Leroy Sibbles

self · 5 eps

Roy Panton

self · 5 eps

Jerry Brown

self · 5 eps

Yvonne Harrison

self · 5 eps

Johnny Osbourne

self · 5 eps

Dominique Brownes

Yvonne Harrison · 5 eps

Percy Anane-Dwumfour

Percy Anane-Dwumfour

Roy Panton · 5 eps

Derick Agyemang

Derick Agyemang

Johnny Osbourne · 5 eps

Krystle Chance

Nana McLean · 5 eps

Keon Shane Campbell

Jerry Brown · 5 eps

Salem Njejimana

Teenage Leroy Sibbles · 5 eps